Last week I rode my bike out to visit one of women’s groups that is connected with my organization. I have kind of taken upon myself to work with these women, providing them support and guidance...as well as just hanging out with them.
When I arrived at the women’s group there were not that many women but there was a bunch of kids there. When I sat down the leader of the group told me that these kids wanted to be part of the youth group that I also work with and is also connected to the women’s group. I asked how old the kids were and she said that most were 9 or 10 years old. I then turned to the kids and told them that they were too young to be part of the youth group but that we could start a children’s group, which they all seemed to like. There were a lot of smiles.
When I asked what they wanted to do in their group. They told me they wanted to start a dance group. Now I was the one smiling. They must have known that I LOVE to dance! We talked and decided that it would be a Mozambican/American dance group. I would teach them American dances and they would teach me Mozambican dances. We would also spend a good amount of time doing activities that will build their self confidence and such.
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